Butler Family Crest, Coat of Arms and Name History

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1) (Ireland, established in that kingdom by Theobold Walter, Chief Butler of Ireland, temp. Henry II.). Quarterly, 1st and 4th, or, a chief indented az.; 2nd and 3rd, gu three covered cups or. Crest—Out of a ducal coronet or, a plume of five ostrich feathers ar. therefrom issuant a falcon rising of the last.
2) (Earl and Marquess of Ormonde). (Duke of Ormonde. James, 12th Earl of Ormonde, was raised to a Dukedom In Ireland, 1661, and in England, 1682. Extinct). Quarterly, 1st, or, a chief indented az.; 2nd, gu. three covered cups or; 3rd, ar. a lion sa. on a chief gu. a swan, wings expanded of the first, betw. two annulets or; 4th. erm. a saltire gu. Crest—Out of a ducal coronet or, a plume of five ostrich feathers ar., there­from issuant a falcon rising of the last. Supporters—Dexter, a falcon with wings expanded ar. beaked and membered or; sinister, a male griffin sans wings ar. beaked, rayed, collared, and chained or. Motto—Comme je trouve.
3) (Earl of Arran, Lord Richard Butler, second son of James, first Duke of Ormonde, was so created 1662, and d. s. p. m. 1685). Arms, Crest, and Motto—Same as the House of Ormonde. Supporters —Two griffins az. winged, legged, and beaked, or.
4) (Earl of Gowran, Lord John Butler, 3rd son of James, 1st Duke of Ormonde, was so created 1676, d.s.p. 1677). Same Arms and Crest as the House of Ormonde, a mullet for diff. Supporters—Dexter, a falcon, wings expanded ar. beaked and membered or; sinister, a lion ar.
5) (Fun. Ent. of Anne, Countess of Ossory, first wife of James, Earl of Ossory, afterwards second Duke of Ormonde, and dau. of Lawrence Hyde, Earl of Rochester, 1684). Or, a chief indented az. Supporters—Dexter, a falcon, wings addorsed ar. beaked, legged, and belled or, sinister, an eagle sa. beaked, legged, belled, and ducally crowned or, charged on breast with a cross ar., this being one of the supporters of the Countess’ paternal family.
6) (Earl of Kilkenny, now Viscount Mountgarrett). Or, a chief indented az. a crescent for diff. Crest, Supporters, and Motto, same as Marquess of Ormonde.
7) (Earl of Carrick and Viscount Ikerrin). Or, a chief indented az. a crescent for diff. Crest—Out of a ducal coronet or, a plume of five ostrich feathers ar. therefrom issuant a falcon rising of the last. Supporters—Dexter, a falcon, wings inverted ar. beaked and membered or; sinister, a male griffin, sans wings ar. beaked, rayed, collared, and chained or. Motto—Soyez ferme.
8) (Lord Dunboyne). Or, a chief indented az. three escallops in bend counterchanged. Crest—Out of a ducal coronet or, a plume of five ostrich feathers, therefrom issuant a demi falcon rising, all ar. Supporters—Dexter, a lion guard, ar.; sinister, a horse sa. mane, tail, and hoofs or. Motto—Timor Domini fons vitae.
9) (Viscount Galmoye). Quarterly, 1st, or, a chief indented az.; 2nd, gu. three covered cups or; 3rd, ar. a lion ramp. gu. armed and langued az. on a chief of the second a swan of the first betw. two annulets or; 4th, erm. a saltire gu. all within a bordure engr. vert. Crest—A falcon ppr. displ. and rising out of a plume of feathers ar. Supporters —Dexter, a lion gu.; sinister, a wolf saliant ppr. both collared and chained or. Motto—Comme je trouve.
10) (Baron of Cahir and Earl of Glengall). Narbonne, Ulster, granted and confirmed to Sir Theobald Butler, Baron of Cahir, 30 Nov. 1583, a coat of six quarterings, the first of which was: “ Ar. a cross graded gu. with the picture of Christ crucified, or.” Subsequently Molyneux, Ulster, very properly re-adjusted the bearings of the Lords Cahir, and confirmed to them and their descendants the following arms: Quarterly, 1st and 4th, or, a chief indented az. on a canton ar. a cross on three degrees or greeces gu., thereon Christ crucified or: 2nd and 3rd, gu. three covered cups or. The canton was added: “ As an augmentation achieved by service in the Holy Land by the ancestors of this family.” Crest—Out of a ducal coronet or, a plume of five ostrich feathers ar. thereon a falcon rising of the last. Supporters—Dexter, a falcon ar. beaked membered and jessed or: sinister, a male griffin sans wings ar. beaked, rayed, collared, and chained or. Motto—God be my guide.
11) (Queen’s co., exemplified to Piers Butler, Esq., and Mary, his wife, only dau. of Theobald Mandeville, Esq., of Clonmell, 4 May, 1759). Arms, same as Galmoye, impaling for Mandeville, quarterly, or and gu., an escarbuncle sa. Crest—Out of a plume of feathers ar. a falcon rising ppr.
12) (Fun. Ent. Ire. of Sir Stephen Butler, Knt., of Belturbet, co. Cavan, second son of George Butler, Esq., of Stanfold, co. Beds, and ancestor of the Earl of Lanesborough, d. 1638). Ar. three covered cups in bend betw. two bendlets engr. sa. Crest—A demi cockatrice displ. vert, wings elevated ar. combed, beaked, and ducally gorged or.
13) Butler-Danvers – (Earl of Lanesborough). Quarterly, 1st and 4th, gu. a chev. wavy betw. three mullets of six points radiant or, pierced az., for Danvers; 2nd and 3rd, ar. three covered cups in bend betw. two bendlets engr. sa., for Butler. Crests—1st: A wyvern, wings elevated and tail nowed or, the dexter paw supporting a shield ar. thereon a bend gu. charged with three martlets or, for Danvers; 2nd:a demi-cockatrice, couped vert, wings elevated ar. comb, beak, wattles, and ducally gorged or, Butler. Supporters —Dexter, a cockatrice vert, wings elevated ar. comb, beak, wattles, and ducally gorged or; sinister, a wyvern vert, gorged with a plain collar and chain or. Motto—Liberte toute entiere.
14) (Garryhundon, co. Carlow, bart.). Or, a chief indented az. a martlet for diff. Crest—Out of a ducal coronet or, a plume or five ostrich feathers, therefrom a falcon rising ar. Motto—Comme je trouve.
15) (Bartholomew Butleb, Ulster King of Arms, appointed 1552, previously York Herald). Sa. a saltire betw. four covered cups or.
16) (Knocklofty, co. Tipperary, Fun. Ent. of James Butler, Esq. of Knockloughtie, d. 17 April, 1630, buried in the Abbey of Clonmell). Or, a chief indented az. on a canton gu. a cross calvary on three degrees, thereon the effigy of our Saviour crucified, all or, a martlet for diff.
17) (Shanballyduff, co. Tipperary. Funeral certificate of Thomas Oge Butler of that place, d. 8th May, 1635). Quarterly, 1st and 4th, or, a chief indented az.; 2nd and 3rd, gu. three covered cups or, all within a border ar. Crest—Same as the House of Ormonde. Motto—Non inferiora sequenda.
18) (granted 1705, to William Butler, Esq., natural son of James Butler, Duke of Ormonde). Same Arms as the Duke of Ormonde, over all a bar sinister, compony ar. and az. Crest: A male griffin segreant ar. armed, beaked, collared, and chained or. Motto—Je ferai bien.
19) (Kilgosand). Or, three covered cups gu. a bordure of the last bezantee.
20) Per chev. or and gu. three covered cups counterchanged a chief indented az.
21) (Kilcash, co. Tipperary, descended from Hon. Richard Butler, brother of James, Duke of Ormonde, from a Fun. Ent., 1687). Or, a chief indented az.
22) (Ballyraggett, co. Kilkenny, descended from Edward Bulter, youngest son of Edmond, 4th Viscount Mount Garrett). Or, a chief indented az.
23) (Nodstown, Tipperary, descended from the House of Ormonde, Fun. Ent. Ire. 1633). Or, a chief indented az. a martlet sa. for diff.
24) (Clonekeragh, Barons of the Kaire, co. Wexford, descended from Pierce Butler, Baron of the Kaire, second son of the 1st Viscount Mountgarrett, Visit. Wexford, 1618). The Same Arms and Crest as the house of Ormonde.
25) (Wexford). Or, three covered cups gu. a chief indented az.
26) (Waterford). Gu. three covered cups or, a bordure of the last, semee of fleurs-de-lis of the first.
27) (Lesmaleyne, co. Tipperary, Sir James Butler, of that place, was knighted at St. Patrick’s, Dublin, 22 Jan. 1597). Or, a chief indented az. a mullet for diff.
28) (Cranna, co. Tipperary, descended from the 7th Earl of Ormonde, allowed by Hawkins, Ulster, 1781, to Teresa, wife of General Orlandini, and dau. of John Toby Butler, Esq., of Cranna). Quarterly, 1st. and 4th, or, a chief indented az.; 2nd and 3rd, gu. three covered cups or.
29) (Tullow, co. Carlow, from the Fun. Ent. of Tiege lord Upper Ossory, 1627, whose wife was Joan, dau. of Sir Edmond Butler, Knt., of Tullow). Or, a chief indented az. a crescent for diff.
30) (Callan, co. Kilkenny, Fun. Ent. Ire. 1628). Quarterly, 1st and 4th, or, a chief indented az.; 2nd and 3rd, gu. three covered cups or, a crescent for diff.
31) (Dangan, co, Kilkenny). Quarterly, 1st and 4th, or, a chief indented az.; 2nd and 3rd, gu. three covered cups or.
32) (allowed by Hawkins, Ulster, 1752, to Richard Butler, Esq., of St. Malo, in Brittany, descended from the house of Polestown). Quarterly, 1st and 4th, or, a chief indented az.; 2nd and 3rd, gu. three covered cups or. Crest—The same as the House of Ormonde.
33) (Ballyneal, co. Waterford, allowed by Hawkins, Ulster, 1733, to Thomas Butler, of Seville in Spain, “a celebrated trader,” descended from Pierce Butler, 5th son of Theobald, 4th Butler, of Ireland, and brother of Edmond, Earl of Carrick Mac Griffin, the father of the 1st Earl of Ormonde). Quarterly, 1st and 4th, or, a chief indented az.; 2nd and 3rd, gu. three covered cups or, on a martlet sa. a mullet or, for diff. Crest and Motto as tho House of Ormonde.
34) (Widdington, co. Tipperary, from the Fun. Ent. of Thomas Butler, son and heir of John Butler, second son of Edmund, Lord Danboyne, 1640). Or, on a chief indented az. three escallops of the first, a crescent for diff.
35) (allowed, 1735, by Hawkins, Ulster, to James Butler, captain in the French service, and Knight of the Military Order of St. Louis, then residing at Havre de Grace, in Normandy, fourth in descent from Theobald Butler, 3rd son of James, Lord Dunboyne). Quarterly, 1st and 4th, or, a chief indented az.; 2nd and 3rd, gu. three covered cups or, a crescent for diff. Crest—Out of a plume of five ostrich feathers ar. a falcon issuant, wings expanded of the last, beaked or, a crescent for diff. Motto—Comme je trouve.
36) (Priestown, co. Meath, descended from the House of Dunboyne). Quarterly, 1st and 4th, or, on a chief indented az. eight escallops of the first; 2nd and 3rd, gu. three covered cups or. Crest—Out of a ducal coronet or, a plume of five ostrich feathers ar. therefrom issuant a falcon, rising of the last. Motto—Timor Domini fons vitae.
37) (Glovernia, allowed by Hawkins, Ulster, 1721). Margaret Butler, wife of Simon, 4th son of Simon, 5th Lord Slane). Gu. a fesse counter compony ar. and sa. betw. three crosses pattee of the second.
38) (Clonbough, afterwards of Germany, allowed by Hawkins, Ulster, 1732). Arms, Crest, and Motto, same as House of Ormonde.
39) (confirmed by Hawkins, Ulster, 1750, to John Baptist Butler, of Rochelle, in France, grandson of John Butler, Esq., who emigrated to that place 1615, descended, from an ancient family of the name in cos. Galway and Mayo). Quarterly, 1st and 4th, or, a fesse indented az.; 2nd and 3rd, gu. three covered cups or. Crest, the same as the House of Ormonde. Motto—Depressus extollor.
40) (Fun. Ent. of Lieut. Henry Thorton, 1628, whose wife was Ellen, dau. of Thomas Butler). Or, on a chief indented az. three covered cups of the field, a border gu.
41) (Ireland). Az. a lion ramp. or, holding betw. the paws an opened cup gold inside gu.
42) (confirmed to Humphry Butler Esq., only son of Hon. John Butler, by Margaret, his wife, dau. and heiress of John Drury, Esq., by Fortescue, Ulster, 1790). Ar. three covered cups in bend betw. two bendlets engr. sa. quartering Drury, ar. a border gu. on a chief vert a cross tau or, betw. two mullets of the first. Crest—A demi cockatrice rising vert wings expanded ar. combed, wattled, and ducally gorged or.
43) (granted to Bartholomew Butler, Esq., by Hawkins, Ulster, 1724). Ar. an eagle volant reguard. gu. Crest—A lamb statant erm.
44) (granted, 1833, to Charles Butler, M.D., of the city of Dublin). Az. two chevronels betw. three covered cups or, on a canton ar. a club entwined with a serpent ascending it, and surmounted by a royal crown all ppr. Crest—Out of a mural coronet or, a plume of five ostrich feathers ar. a phoenix issuant, wings expanded az. holding in his beak a trefoil gold. Motto—Esse quam videri.
45) (Kirkland, co. Lancaster, 1567). Az. a chev. betw. three covered cups or. Crest—A horse pass. ar. pelletee sa. furnished or. Motto—Beneficii memor.
46) (Rawcliffe, co. Lancaster, 1664, derived from Richard Butler, younger son of Pincerna, of Bewsey, to whom Theobald Walter granted the whole of Out Rawcliffe, 9 Edward I.). Same Arms. Crest—A covered cup or.
47) or Botteler – (Cambridgeshire, 1575). Ar. three covered cups in bend betw. two cotises engr. sa. Crest—A cockatrice’s head vert ducally gorged, combed, and wattled or, betw. two wings ar.
48) (Cheshire and Lancashire). Az. a chev. ar. betw. three cups covered or. Crest—A horse pass. or, pellettee and bridled sa.
49) (Handley, co. Derby; granted July, 1606). Ar. three covered cups sa. betw. seven crosses crosslet fitchee gu. Crest—An arm embowed habited az. cuff ar. holding m the hand a bunch of grapes both ppr.
50) (Bishop-Auckland, co. Durham). Az. a chev. betw. three covered cups or, a crescent for diff.
51) or Botoler – (Essex). Ar. on a bend gu. three chev. erm.
52) (Exeter; granted 1 March, 1670). Az. three covered cups or, a chief of the last on a canton ar. a cross gu. Crest—A lion’s gamb erased gu. holding a covered cup or.
53) (granted to Philip Butler, Esq., of Gattalunga, co. Adelaide, South Australia, J.P.). Ar. three covered cups, two and one, gu., on a chief az. a fleece betw. two cross crosslets or. Crest—A horse statant ar. charged on the body with a pale az. thereon a cross crosslet or, and holding in the mouth a quatrefoil slipped gu. Motto—Deo duce Christo luce.
54) (Hales, co. Lancaster, and Edmonton, co. Middlesex. Sir Nicholas Butler, Knt., of these places, was a Privy Councillor, and Commissioner of the Customs, temp. James II.). Az. three covered cups or.
55) Fowler-Butler – (Barton Hall, and Pendeford, co. Stafford, represented by Capt. Robert Henry Fowler-Butler, only surviving son of the late Richard Fowler-Butler, Esq., of Barton, by his 2nd wife, Eliza, dau. of Robert Faux, of Cliff House, co. Leicester). Quarterly, 1st and 4th, sa. on a pile or, three covered cups of the field, the whole within a bordure of the second, for Butler; 2nd and 3rd, Fowler, as Fowler of Pendeford. Crest—1st: A cup covered gold surmounting two palm branches in saltire vert betw. two wings quarterly, or and sa., for Butler; 2nd: A cubit arm vested az. holding in the hand ppr. a lure vert feathered ar. lined or, twisted round the arm.
56) (Kent). Gyronny of eight sa. and ar. a covered cup or, betw. two talbots’ heads erased and counterchanged, collared of the third.
57) or Boteler – (Kent). Sa. three covered cups or, within a bordure of the last. Crest—A covered cup or, betw. two wings, the dexter gold, the sinister az.
58) (Lancashire). Gu. on a bend ar. three covered cups sa.
59) (Cotes, co. Lincoln). Or, on a chev. sa. betw. three demi lions pass. guard. gu. crowned of the second, as many covered cups of the field.
60) (London). Quarterly, 1st and 4th, sa. a chev. betw. three covered cups or; 2nd and 3rd, or, a lion az. a crescent for diff. Crest—An eagle with wings endorsed, in the dexter claw a branch of grape vine all ppr.
61) (London). Ar. on a fesse chequy gu. and of the first, betw. six crosses botonnee sa. three annulets or.
62) (Middlesex). Az. a chev. ar. betw. three covered cups or. Crest—A greyhound sejant or, collared gu. the collar ringed gold.
63) (Somersetshire). Ar. three boars pass. in pale sa.
64) (Suffolk). Ar. a bend sa. cotised gu. betw. three covered cups of the second.
65) (Amberley Castle, and Warminghurst Park, co. Sussex, descended from the House of Ormonde, the daus. and co-heirs of the last James Butler, Esq., of Warminghurst Park, were Ann-Jemima, wife of the Rev. Roger Clough, Canon of St. Asaph, and Patey, m. to Richard Clough, Esq.). Az three covered cups or. Crest—A bent arm az. holding a covered cup or.
66) (Sussex). Ar. three covered cups in bend sa. betw. two cotises gu.
67) (Sussex). Ar. a chev. betw. three gimlets az. handles or.
68) (Bewsey, Baron of Warrington, co. Lancaster). Az. a bend betw. six covered cups or, quartering ar. a lion ramp. gu. Crest—A unicorn saliant ar. armed or, tied round the neck with a scarf gold. Another Crest—The unicorn on a mount vert.
69) (Pleasington Hall, co. Lancaster). Quarterly: 1st and 4th, quarterly sa. and or, in the first quarter a lion pass. erm. langued gu., Bowdon; 2nd and 3rd, az. a chev. betw. three covered cups or, in the centre chief point a cross crosslet of the last, Butler. Crests—1st; A heron’s head erased ppr., beaked and charged on the neck with three ermine spots sa. 2nd: A covered cup or, charged with an ermine spot, sa. Motto—Vanus est honor.
70) (Wales). Az. on a fesse ar. betw. three covered cups or, a Cornish chough (another, three) ppr.
71) (Kirkland, co. Haddington, 1677). Per fess engr. az. and gu. three covered cups or. Crest—A cup without a cover or. Motto—Sapienter uti bonum.
72) Gu. a fesse chequy ar. and sa. betw. six crosses crosslet of the second. Crest—An arm embowed in armour, in the gauntlet a sword, all ppr.
73) Az. a chev. erm. cottised ar. betw. three falcons or. Crest—A ram statant ar. armed and hoofed or, collared gu. pendent thereto a bell of the second.
74) Az. a bend cottised betw. six covered cups or. Crest—A covered cup or, banded round sa. and a ball on the top also gu.
75) Ar. two bars sa. in chief three round buckles az. Crest—Two arms embowed in armour ppr., purfled or, holding in the hand also ppr. a round buckle gold.
76) Or, two bars sa. on a chief of the second a billet betw. as many base esquires of the first, an inescutcheon also of the second charged with a fesse and chief erm.
77) Gu. crusily pattee ar. a fesse of the last.
78) Ar. a chev. az. betw. three wine piercers of the last, screws or.
79) Sa. crusily ar. in chief two cinquefoils erm. and in base a covered cup or.
80) (Visit. Leicester, 1619). Gu. a fesse counter-compony ar. and sa. betw. six crosses formee fitchee of the second.
81) (Lord Mayor of London, 1515). Ar. on a fesse compone ar. and gu. betw. six crosses crosslet of the second, three annulets or.
82) (Hawthull, co. York, and Okeham, co. Rutland. Visit, 1618). Same Arms, with only three crosses.
83) Ar. a fesse counter-compony or and sa. in chief two mullets gu.
84) Ar. on a chief indented sa. three covered cups or.
85) Sa. three covered pots with handles ar.
86) Gu. a cross masculy ar.
87) Gu. a fesse chequy ar. and sa.
88) Gu. three bends ar.
89) Gu. a chev. ar. betw. three tigers reguard. of the second.
90) (exemplified 18 June, 1878, to John Piers Butler, only surviving child of John Kilkelly, 46, Upper Mount Street, in the city of Dublin, LL.D., by Maria Elizabeth, his wife, deceased, only dau. and eventual heiress of William Butler, Esq., of Rathilig, in the Queen’s co., who was second surviving son of Edmund Theobald Mandeville Butler, Esq., of E. T. M. Ville, and next brother of Garret Butler, Esq., of E. T. M. Ville, and of Garrendenny Castle, Queen’s co., who was declared, 29 June, 1828, by the Law Officers of the Crown in Ireland to be the next heir male of the body of Sir Edward Butler, Knt., created Viscount Galmoye, in the peerage of Ireland, by patent dated 16 May, 1646). Quarterly, 1st, or, a chief indented az.; 2nd, gu. three covered cups or; 3rd, ar. a lion ramp. gu. armed and langued az. on a chief of the second a swan of the first, betw. two annulets or; 4th, erm. a saltire gu.; the whole within a bordure engr. vert. Crest—A falcon displ. ppr. rising out of a plume of five ostrich feathers ar. Motto—Comme je trouve.
91) (Garryhunden, co. Carlow, Bart., p. 153). The proper designation of this Baronetcy is “of Cloughgrenan.” The correct arms as recorded in the impalement on the funeral certificate of Sir John Wilson, Bart., of Wilsonsfort, 1636, whose wife, Mrs. Martha, dau. of Sir Thomas Butler, 1st Bart, of Cloughgrenan, are Or, a chief indented az. all within a border also indented erm.

Origin, Meaning, Family History and Butler Coat of Arms and Family Crest

Surname Name Meaning, Origin, and EtymologyThe Butler name is derived from the office of King’s Butler in Ireland, conferred upon Theobald le Boteler by the King in 1177. The head of the family claimed presage and butlerage (Presage was the right of taking one ton of wine from every ship importing 10-20 tons, and 2 tons from every ship importing more than 20, until 1302 when Kind Edward I changed it to a duty of two shillings on every ton imported, called butlerage because it was paid to the Kings Butler. Butlerage ceased in 1809).

The name is also derived from the ’bottler’ or bottle maker, or the one that looked after or supplied the bottles or the wine. It refers, in some cases, to pouches or leather bottles. (Botiler). Bouteillier (Master of the Pantry) could also define status in a royal or noble household, included with the Marshall (Master of the Horse), the Steward (Head of the Estate), and the (dis)Spencer (Head of Provisions).

In England and Ireland no less than ninety four Coats of Arms have been granted to Boteler and Butler, the first being to Robert de Pincerna, butler to Randolf, Earl of Chester, in 1158, and the first of the Butlers of Cheshire. This original and ancient arms has the blazon of a red field, a bend between three goblets, all gold.

Spelling VariationsCommon spelling variations of this last name include: le Boteler and le Botiller, (Irish: de Buitléir)

Early Bearers of the SurnameThis surname is of Norman-French origins, and is one of the few to be accepted as pre-1066. The first recorded spelling of the name is Hugo Buteiller, dated 1055. Other early holders of the name include: Katherine la Butelere (1273), Adam le Buteler (1273), Richard le Butiler (1273), and Hugo le Botyler (1635).

History, Genealogy, and AncestryThe family originates with Theobald FitzWalter, 1st Baron Butler, first Chief Butler of Ireland, who accompanied King Henry II on his conquest of Ireland in 1171, after which the king conferred on him the office of chief Butler of Ireland. The family later took the names of De Boteler or Butler. (Theobold le Botiller FitzWalter)

Sir Thomas Butler, 1st Baronet of Cloughgrenan, county Carlow, became a Baronet of Ireland, August 16, 1618. He married Anne, daughter of Sir Thomas Colclough, Knight of Tintern Abbey, county Wexford. He had four sons and three daughters and was succeeded by his eldest son.

Sir Edmund Butler, 2nd Baronet, married Juliana, daughter of Bernard Hyde, of Shinfield, Berks, and was succeeded by his eldest son. Slr Thomas Butler, 3rd Baronet, married his first wife, Jane, daughter of the Right Rev. Richard Boyle, D.D., lord bishop of Leighlin and Ferns. His children were Sir Pierce (4th baronet), James, Boyle, Edmund, Juliana, and Ellen. Sir Pierce Butler, 4th Baronet, 1713, married Anne, daughter of Joshua Galliard of Edmonton Berry, Middlesex, and was succeeded by his nephew.

Early American and New World SettlersEarly settlers included Francis Butler, aged 18, was recorded as a settler at ‘Elizabeth Cittie, Virginea’ in January 1624. He arrived on the ship ‘Bonaventure’. Henry Butler came to New England about 1642, from Kent. He married Ann, daughter of John Holman. He taught school at Dorchester. His son, John Butler, of Boston, was a member of the artillery company in 1644. He had four sons, by two wives-John, Richard, Jonathan, and Jonas. He died in 1680. Nicholas Butler, of Dorchester, Kent, came with his wife Joyce, three children, and five servants in 1636, and ended up in Martha’s Vineyard. Peter Butler, of Boston, married to Mary, daughter of William Alford and had Peter, Hannah, Samuel and Mary. Richard Butler, of Hartford, Connecticut, died in August 6, 1684. He had Thomas, Samuel and Nathaniel with his first wife, and Joseph, Daniel, Mary, Elizabeth, and Hannah, by his second wife, Elizabeth.

NotablesFamous people with this last name include: 1) Samuel Butler, a celebrated English poet who wrote about the hypocrisy of the times in a humorous fashion. He eventually became secretary to the Earl of Carberry, and was appointed steward of the court held at Ludlow Castle. He married Mrs. Herbert, a lady whose fortune was lost with bad investments. He was accepted in society but died indigent. He was born at Strensham, Worcestershire in 1612 and died in London in 1680. He was buried in St. Paul’s church, Covent Garden. Later, in 1721, a monument was erected in his memory in Westminster Abbey 2) Joseph Butler was a prelate or high ecclesiastical dignitary. In 1736, he was made clerk of the closet to Queen Caroline, and as such would be responsible for advising on the names for candidates to fill vacancies in the Roll of Chaplains. He served as a Bishop of Bristol, dean of St. Paul’s, and in 1716, was appointed clerk of the closet to the king. In 1750, he was made the see of Durham. He was born in Wantage, Berkshire in 1692. He died at Bath in 1752 3) Terence Michael Joseph “Geezer” Butler, bassist and lyricist of the heavy metal band Black Sabbath 4) Gerard James Butler (1969- ), Scottish actor, who got his big break playing King Leonidas in the movie 300. Since then, he’s well known for acting in How to Train Your Dragon (voice), Olympus Has Fallen, and London Has Fallen 5) Shay Carl Butler, known as Shay Carl (1980- ), an American vlogger and YouTube personality 6) David Christy Butler (1829-1891), and the first Governor of Nebraska after statehood. He was the only Nebraska Governor to be impeached. He was charged with eleven counts of misuse of funds from the state school fund, charging that he made personal use of the money to purchase land in Lincoln. He was convicted of the first charge and the rest were dropped. Later, the Legislature adopted a resolution to expunge the impeachment from his record 7) Norman 3X Butler, one of three men convicted of assassinating Malcom X in 1965. The other two were Talmadge Hayer and Thomas 15X Johnson.